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Evaluation Tool for the Assessment of Personal Protective Respiratory Equipment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Robyn R. M. Gershon ,
Julie M. Pearson  and
Leah J. Westra
Robyn R. M. Gershon*
Affiliation:
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
Julie M. Pearson
Affiliation:
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
Leah J. Westra
Affiliation:
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
*
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 938, New York, NY 10032 (rg405@columbia.edu)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 7 , July 2009 , pp. 716 - 717
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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